Afternoon on 3 - Prom 12/Calefax Ensemble at Cheltenham

Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009 A Prom by the BBC Philharmonic celebrating the music of three great British composers who died in 1934 - Edward Elgar, Frederick Delius and Gustav Holst. Elgar's overture Cockaigne is a lively and colourful musical portrait of Edwardian London, with snapshots of cockneys, courting couples, church bells and a brass band playing in the park. Delius captures the sense of peace of the high Norwegian mountains, while Holst explores the peace (and war) of worlds much further afield in The Planets, with its mystical ending. Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town) Delius: The Song of the High Hills Holst: The Planets Rebecca Evans (soprano) Toby Spence (tenor) BBC Singers BBC Philharmonic Charles Mackerras (conductor) 4.15pm Highlights from a concert given by virtuoso Dutch wind ensemble Calefax at the 2008 Cheltenham Festival. Including: Anon., arr. Boekhoorn: Libre Vermell Boccherini, arr. Berix: Fandango (String Quintet No 77) Ravel, arr. Hekkema: Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs).